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Largest gathering of zombies-world record attempt
at Zombie Fest
PITTSBURGH, PA, USA
--The It’s
Alive Zombie Fest™, taking place on October 25 & 26
at the Monroeville Mall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will
be a zombie fan’s delight. 
“Pittsburgh has long been considered the zombie capital
of the world”, says Mark Menold, organizer of Zombie
Fest™, and creator, producer and host of The
It’s Alive Show, Pittsburgh’s late night horror host
program.
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“People come from around the globe to make a pilgrimage
to the Monroeville Mall because of Dawn of the Dead being
filmed here. It’s like a zombie Mecca.”
Zombie Fest™ will feature vendors from across
the county offering collectible and hard-to-find horror and
zombie-themed wares for sale; zombie films; discussion panels
featuring award-winning horror writers; bands; celebrity guests;
games and other fun activities for zombie fans of all ages.
The events at the Mall will be open to the public and free
of charge; some after-hour events are in development that
will carry a nominal admission fee of which all proceeds will
go to the Fest’s designated charity, the Greater Pittsburgh
Community Food Bank.
“We decided that since 2008 is such a monumental year
for zombie fans that we’d change our format from a traditional
horror convention to a show that is accessible for everyone”,
says Menold. “It will be a little different from what our
vendors and fans are used to, but it’s an opportunity to reach
a wider audience of zombie fans.”
On the eve of Zombie Fest™, Friday, October 24,
a Zombie Masquerade Ball will be held at the Churchill Valley
Country Club. The Ball will feature live entertainment as
well as a DJ and will be an age 21 and over event. Prizes
will be awarded for best overall costume as well as best zombie
costume. There will be a separate admission fee for the Ball
(to be determined).
The highlight of the weekend will be World Zombie
Day™ on Sunday, October 26 featuring zombie walks with accompanying
food drives aimed at raising awareness of the problem of global
hunger. At press time, approximately 40 cities have signed
on to participate, including New York, Philadelphia, Chicago,
Atlanta, Los Angeles, Seattle, London and Hong Kong as well
as cities in Canada, Australia and Costa Rica.
The hub of WZD will be the Monroeville Mall walk on
Sunday morning, led by Menold as Professor Emcee Square, his
character on The It’s Alive Show. The prior two walks organized
by Menold at the Mall earned a World
Record; the 2007 walk received a Rondo S. Hatton Classic
Horror Award for Best Fan Event of the year.
Menold promises a memorable time for fans who
participate in the weekend’s activities. “This event is going
to rock 33.3% harder than last year. I want people who come
to Zombie Fest™ to be able to mingle with the guests and dance
at the Zombie Ball, to play zombie games, have a chance to
appear in a TV show about zombies, rock out to live bands,
and to participate in another world record attempt at the
Monroeville Mall. This is the location where George Romero
shot Dawn of the Dead! At Zombie Fest™, you can actually be
a zombie for a day. Three days, really.”
For more information and updates, please visit:
www.theitsaliveshow.com
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